Spool for thread



March-29,1932. 3 KNOCHE 1,851,314

SPOOL FOR THREAD Filed May 25, 1929 frzuerzz ar 5 6772562212 1 Y ff 720656 i WM,

; Patenicd? Mar; 29; .1932

-. COMPANY; 01 NEW YORK, N. 1Y;,' .A-CORPORATION;QFI CONNECTICUT" sr'oor. non; THREAD Application filed Kay 25,"

2 According j'to.my"invent'on I mount a; specially formed staple in the flange of the spool and this staple acts as athread holding means.

My invention isjillnstrated in the ace-m panying drawings, in which Figure 1 is an enlarged end View of a spool embodying my invention;- it

Figure 2 is an .elevatlonal view thereof on .a smaller scale; 3

Figure 3-is an'enlarged fragmentary sectionalview, taken on; theplane of the line 3+3 of Figure 2 and looking in the direction we indicated by thearrows;

Figure l is an enlarged fragmentaryyiew takenon the plane ofthe line 44 of Figure f 3 and looking in the direction indicated b the arrows; and I enlarged fragmentary see i tional view taken on the plane ofthe line -5 Figure!) is an of Figure 2 and looking in the direction indi- Z cated by the arrows.

9 leading radially toward its center from the periphery, the outer wall of the socket being QI'al.YgI'OOVGS"l3, 13 connect the socket with thebores. Y

' dicated at 15,.this loop extending down into n Y The specially 7 clearly shown in Figure 3. Its shanks 14,114.; 'fit downinto therbor es 12, 12 and "its bight I forrnedstap1e, of wire, is

portion is looped centrally -downward as: in}

he'spool, of ood,1 comprises barrel 6 havingthe flanges 7 ,7 and the central bore 8. One of the flanges is provided with a socket} 1929. Serial No. 365,907.

through notch 11, into loop 15, through notch 10, as shown.

The staple lies entirely or subst entirely within the conventional contour of anti ally V -rF1cs. H

dBERNHARD KNoCHE, or ALDWIN; NEW YORK; ssreNoR To BFJJDING-EEMINWAY portion 'of the staple and the free end of the thread t, as shown, in Figure 5', is passed" and then.

the spool and it isso supported that the flexing permitted the looped central portionyen ables the free end; of the thread to be caught therein, held thereby, and released, as desired' I claim: v p 1.111 a spool for thread, a staple secured in the spool and having alcentral portion looped between its shanks for the reception of the free end of the thread.

2. A spool comprising a body with a flange at eachend. one ofthe flanges having a notch therein, and a staplesecured in said flange having a threadengaging portion disposed,

in alignment with said notch.

A spool comprising a barrel and 'a flange having a socket therein opening. at its perlphery'and notched outwardly, and a staple in said flange having a portion thereof looped to form a thread holding means in said socket.

I 4. A. spool comprising abarreland a flange and disposed on; each end thereofione o fthe flanges having staple receiving openings in the periph- 'ery thereof and a socket between said openings, a staple disposed 1n said openings and having a thread engaging loop extending into said socket, said flangehaving a notch therein exposing said loop,

5. A spool comprising a barrel and a flange on the endthereof, said flangehavinp' a peripheral notch, and a. wire thread engaging loop clisposedwithin said notch.

In witness" whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 16th day of May, 1929. Y

BERNHARD N. KNGOHE;

the socket 10 and the divided 'bight portions lyingmin the grooves 13,13. The pointed notchlO the-flange"? exposes the looped 

